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Patented Mar. l4, I899.

F. FARMER.

BOOT BLACKING MACHINE.

(Apphcat nfil a July as 1898) (No Model.)

L 7 NITED STATES f ATENT FFICE.

FRANK H. FARMER, OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, ASSIGNOR OF TWO- THIRDS TOPHILO G. FORSYTH AND THOMAS O. HARVEY, OF SAME PLACE.

BOOT-BLACKliNG MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 621,236, dated March14, 1899.

Application filed July 28,1898. Serial No. 687,141. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK H. FARMER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Los Angeles, in the county of Los Angeles and State ofCalifornia, have invented new and usefulImprovements in Boot'andShoe-Blacking Machines, 'of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates particularly to machines adapted to be operatedbypower for the purpose of polishing boots and'shoes.

Since the, introduction into use of large numbers of tan shoes, it isessential in order to produce a successful power-machine that thebrushes be capable of ready removal and replacement in the machine inorder to adapt the machine for polishing tan shoes or for black shoes,as may be desired.

The object of my invention is to provide a blacking-machine which willbe adapted for operation by power, will be arranged to allow of theready removal and introduction into place of the brushes or polishingdevices, and will be so arranged that when the brush is introduced intoplace it may be quickly connected with the power, and in which when thepower is applied there will be no liability whatever of accidentaldisplacement of the parts.

My invention comprises the Various features of construction andcombinations of parts hereinafter fully set forth and claimed.

The accompanying drawings illustrate my invention.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a machine embodying my invention. Fig.2 is a longitudinal mid-section of the same on line indicated by 2 2,Fig. 1. In each view only a fragment of the flexible driving shaft isshown. Fig. 3 is an enlarged fragmental view.

In the drawings, A represents a case which is provided in one end with ajournal-opening a and is provided in the other end with a handle-socketa. This handle-socket is preferably screw-threaded, as shown in Fig. 2,and is adapted to receive the screw-threaded end of a hollow handle 13.This handle is provided in its screw-threaded end with a end of theshaft C of the brush 0'.

journal-opening b to receive and journal one This shaft 0 is provided atone end with a bearing 0 to seat within the journal-opening a in the endof the case, and at its other end is reduced in size and is providedwith a spindle or hearing 0 to seat within the journal-opening Z) withinthe handle. The spindle is sufficiently long to project through theopening into the cavity 1) of the hollow handle and is made angular atits end and provided with a notch 0, into which enters a catch d,provided in the socket d upon the end of the flexible shaft D, so thatthe shaft may be readily slipped upon the end of the spindle or removedtherefrom. The shaft 0 is provided with a shoulder O, which engageswiththe end of the handle B when the handle is seatedin the socket, as shownin Fig. 2, and the other end of the shaft is seated in the journalopening a, provided in the end of the case.

In order to avoid necessity of discarding the case when thejournal-bearing in the end of the case becomes worn out, I provide aremovable journal-block E, which is adapted to seat Within thejournal-opening a in the end of the case and to receive the end of theshaft.

In order to facilitate the use of the brush,

- electric motor and may be arranged beneath the stand or chair uponwhich the customer is seated. Other means of applying power may be used,however, without departing from the spirit of my invention.

In practical operation, the device being arranged as shown in thedrawings, power is applied to rot-ate the flexible shaft, thus rotatingthe brush rapidly, and by means of the two handles the brush may beapplied to every portion of the shoe without difficulty. In practice Ipropose to make the brushes of circular disks of cloth or felt held uponthe shaft 0 by a clamp-nut 0, having screwthreads reverse from thedirection of rotation of the brush to thereby prevent the nut fromunscrewing when in' use.

When it is desired to substitute one brush for another, the flexibleshaft is removed from the spindle by pulling it outward, thusdisengaging the catch (1 from the spindle, the hollow handle B isunscrewed from its socket and removed, the shaft of the brush is thenslipped endwise into the screw threaded socket, and its rear end is thusdisengaged from the journal-opening a, and the brush may be removed fromthe case, the large size of the socket a permitting the shaft to becanted sufiiciently to slip the brush from the case. The other brush isintroduced in the reverse manner to that just described, the hollowhandle replaced, the flexible shaft secured to the brush-shaft, and thedevice is again ready for operation.

Now, having described my invention, What I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

l. In a brush, the combination set forth of the case provided in one endwith a journalopening and provided in the other end with ahandle-socket; a handle, provided with an axially-arrangedjournal-opening and adapted to be removably secured in the handlesocket;a brush, having a shaft provided at its end with hearings to seat in thejournalopening in the handle and in the end of the case, and with ashoulder to engage with the end of the handle when the handle is seatedin the handle-socket and the other end of the shaft is seated in thejournal-seat in the end of the case; and a flexible power-shaft adaptedto be detachably secured to the brushshaft.

2. In a brush, the combination set forth of a case provided in one endwith a journalseat and provided in the other end with a screw-threadedhandle-socket; a handle provided with an axially-arranged journal-seatand adapted to screw into the screw-threaded handle -socket; a removablejournal-block adapted to seat Within the journal-seat in the 'end of thecase, and provided with a journalopening to receive the end of thebrush-shaft; a brush provided with a shaft, one end being arranged tofit in the removable journalblock and its other end being provided withan angular end, a bearing to fit within the journal-opening in thehandle, and a shoulder to engage with the end of the handle when thehandle is screwed into the handle-socket and the other end of the shaftis seated in the removable journal-block; and a flexible shaft adaptedto be detachably connected with the angular end of the brush-shaft.

3. A brush com prisinga case provided at one end with a handleprojecting from the side of the case, and provided in one end with ajournal-opening; a rotary brush having a shaft, one end of which isjournaled in the case; a removable hollow handle forming the otherbearing for the shaft, and arranged at substantially right angles withthe other handle; and a flexible shaft passing through the hollow handleand adapted to rotate the brush.

' FRANK H. FARMER.

\Vitnesses:

ALFRED I. TOWNSEND, JAMES R. TOWNSEND.

